Re: Terrified of Another Premature Birth
I guess it all depends on why your first pregnancy didn’t reach full term. If it was due to an incompetent cervix, then there are probably a few things that your OB can do to avoid premature labor and birth. Other reasons for pre-term birth are more difficult to address in subsequent pregnancies – but they are also not necessarily bound to occur again either. Preeclampsia, uterine infection and placenta problems might not happen with your next pregnancy. I highly recommend that you talk at length with your doctor about the reasons for your previous premature delivery, the chances it could happen again and what he or she can do to prevent problems in your next pregnancy.
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